Integrative medicine leadership

Nervous system Rehabilitation & Clinical Education

I am a seasoned mind-body medicine and integrative health leader with over 16 years of experience working within healthcare systems, rehabilitation programs, and interdisciplinary clinical teams. My work focuses on integrating evidence-informed mind-body approaches into medical care, particularly in the areas of chronic pain, trauma, nervous system regulation, grief, and meaning-centered care.

I specialize in helping organizations translate neuroscience, behavioral medicine, and contemplative practices into scalable, clinically relevant programs that support both patient outcomes and clinician wellbeing.

I am based in the San Francisco Bay Area and work remotely and in hybrid settings with healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and mission-driven medical companies.

Let’s Connect

I welcome conversations with hospital systems, medical organizations, nonprofits, and healthcare leaders interested in:

  • Clinical leadership roles

  • Program development and integration

  • Clinician education initiatives

  • Strategic consulting around integrative and mind-body care

Connect to discuss clinical roles, leadership partnerships, or organizational consulting.

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Professional Focus & Expertise

  • Integrative and lifestyle medicine within medical and rehabilitation settings

  • Nervous system regulation and neuroplastic pain treatment

  • Chronic pain, trauma, and complex recovery populations (including TBI)

  • Mindfulness-based and somatic approaches grounded in neuroscience

  • Meaning-making, grief-informed care, and end-of-life awareness

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration across medical, behavioral health, and rehab teams

I bring a systems-level perspective — supporting individual patients while strengthening the clinical culture and program infrastructure that surrounds them.

Roles & Engagements I Am Seeking

I am open to senior clinical, educational, and leadership roles, including:

  • Director of Integrative or Mind-Body Medicine

  • Clinical Program Director / Program Development Lead

  • Clinician Educator or Clinical Education Lead

  • Nervous System Integration Specialist

  • Whole-Person Care or Patient Experience Leadership

  • Organizational Consultant (Healthcare & Nonprofit Settings)

These roles may be embedded within hospital systems, rehabilitation programs, nonprofits, or health-focused organizations seeking to expand integrative, trauma-informed, and lifestyle-based care.

What I Bring to Healthcare Teams

Clinician & Staff Training

  • Nervous system literacy for clinicians

  • Trauma-informed and pain-informed communication

  • Mind-body skills clinicians can safely integrate into care

  • Burnout-aware, regulation-focused approaches for staff

Curriculum & Program Development

  • Design of standardized, scalable mind-body curricula

  • Integration of neuroscience, mindfulness, movement, and behavior change

  • Adaptation across populations (pain, trauma, TBI, oncology, palliative care)

  • Support for onboarding and interdisciplinary alignment

Patient & Clinician Education Design

  • Evidence-informed educational materials and programs

  • Clear, non-pathologizing language that supports agency and recovery

  • Group-based and systems-level approaches that reduce dependency on individual providers

Evidence-Informed Program Integration

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy–informed approaches

  • Mind-body and lifestyle medicine grounded in current research

  • Alignment with medical standards, clinical workflows, and outcomes tracking

Why Organizations Work With Me

  • I understand how healthcare systems actually operate

  • I bridge clinical rigor and human experience

  • I help organizations move beyond siloed programs toward cohesive, whole-person care

  • I bring credibility with both patients and clinicians

  • I translate complex science into practical, teachable frameworks

“Dena Saedi is quite skilled in helping people with persistent pain engage in self-directed neuro-rehabilitative strategies. As the medical director of an interdisciplinary pain clinic, I appreciate both the complexity of persistent pain and the importance of a high-functioning team who all ‘play from the same sheet of music. I have known Dena for many years, and I routinely hear from these patients that she is able to reach them in ways that others in the traditional medical community haven't been able to.”

— Dr. Chris Caldwell D.O. Director of Montana Spine and Pain Clinic, Missoula, MT